ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 376634
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Date: | Saturday 27 July 1985 |
Time: | 15:00 LT |
Type: | Cessna 152 |
Owner/operator: | Jab Limited |
Registration: | N67455 |
MSN: | 15281814 |
Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1114 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-N2C |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Rockford, IL -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Galesburg, IL (KGBG) |
Destination airport: | Janesville, WI (KJVL) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE STUDENT PLT ORIGINALLY PLANNED A X-COUNTRY FLT FROM JANESVILLE, WI, TO CHAMPAIGN, IL, TO GALESBURG, IL & BACK TO JANESVILLE. THE TOTAL ROUTE OF FLT WAS APRX 390 MI. THE PLT HAD CALCULATED THAT HE NEEDED 3-3/4 HRS OF FUEL. AT CHAMPAIGN, HE PURCHASED AN ADDITIONAL 5 GAL OF FUEL. HOWEVER, ABOUT 26 MI SHORT OF HIS DESTINATION, THE ENG BEGAN LOSING POWER & QUIT RUNNING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PLT TRIED TO REACH A NEARBY ARPT, BUT WAS UNABLE. DURING A FORCED LANDING, THE RIGHT WING TIP HIT A TREE WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
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Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI85LA329 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CHI85LA329
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